Neil Avenue is the extreme right flank of the Union Line and the probably the least visited place in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. I wanted to go to Lost Avenue to see where my relative Roscoe Doble's regiment fought.
Almost at the Monuments on Neil Ave.
Monument to Neil's Brigade
Marker for the Right Flank of the 7th Maine
Me at the 7th Maine Monument
7th Maine
Left Flank of the 7th Maine
The wall behind the monuments was there during the battle but the stone wall on the other side of Neil Avenue wasn't there and was put in by the park service later. If you go beyond the stone walls it is private property.
Me with Mr Dean Shultz.
He is the owner of the property on either side of Neil Avenue. His family was there during the battle. He told me that the soldiers took all of the chickens to eat but one was laying on their eggs and didn't move so they didn't get her. After the battle the eggs hatched and repopulated the chickens!
I'm pretty sure this is a witness cow!
A couple of weeks later I brought my friends Ted and Faye Chamberlain to see Lost Avenue.
Ted told me that the Fifth Corps was on Wolf Hill, where Lost Avenue is, the night before the battle of Little Round Top.
Me at the marker for the Extreme Right Flank of the Union Line.
This is the monument to the 61st Pennsylvania.
wow you really are doing a lot of research the Civil war era is my favorite too... alas though I think we were on the opposite sides I loved the south (but dont believe in slavery} The south shall rise again but with out slaves Keep up the good work I truly enjoy reading your blog I look for ward to it love you little general
ReplyDeleteThank you Miss Joy! I am glad you like reading it. The 54th Massachusetts, the first ever black regiment to be in major action went to Florida on campaign.
DeleteLittle General keep up the good work I love reading your blog
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